Soviet Anti-Tank Dogs, "Tankhunde" or "Minenhunde" as the Germans called them are often mentioned, yet the sources and claims are quite often very dubious for this reason in this video I looked at Soviet and German sources about these dogs, because they provide a better insight and tackle a few of the various claims aka the dogs went for Soviet tanks due to the diesel engine smell and/or sound, which seems to be mostly hogwash. »» GET OUR BOOK «« » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Samsonov, Peter: Let Slip the Dogs of War, http://www.tankarchives.ca/2014/03/let-loose-dogs-of-war.html, translation of CAMD RF 38-11355-141, last accessed: 23rd March 2021. Merkblatt über russische Spreng- und Zündmittel, Minen und Zünder. Ihr Einsatz beim Feind und ihre Beseitigung, vom 1.1.1942. Steiger, Rudolf: Panzertaktik im Spiegel deutscher Kriegstagebücher 1939-1941. Verlag Rombach: Freiburg, Germany, 1973. Glantz, David M.: Colossus Reborn. The Red Army at War, 1941-1943. University Kansas Press: Kansas, US, 2005. Zaloga, Steve; Grandsen, James: Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two. Arms and Armour Press: London, UK, 1984. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Shepherd https://humbledogs.com/german-shepherds-and-carrying-weights/ https://www.germanshepherds.com/threads/backpacks-how-much-weight.132860/ #SovietAntiTankDogs,#MythAndReality,#AntiTankDogs